In the realm of modern agriculture, where efficiency and productivity reign supreme, the tools and techniques employed on large farms play a pivotal role in determining success. The stone burier is an agricultural innovation that has garnered increasing attention and acclaim. This mechanized wonder serves as a multifaceted solution to some of the most pressing challenges large-scale farmers face.
In this article, we will delve into the myriad benefits that stone buriers bring, revolutionizing land preparation practices and enhancing agricultural outcomes on expansive agrarian landscapes.
What are stone buriers?
A stone burier is a machine whose chief purpose is to prepare the ground for agricultural, landscaping, or construction purposes. It is designed to bury stones and other unwanted debris and level the ground to a quality finish. For instance, if you plan to prepare the ground for sowing, the stone burier gets rid of the stones by burying them and then levels the ground for a perfectly smooth seedbed.
A stone burier can be a standalone machine or an attachment to be integrated into a tractor or tracked transporter.
How do stone buriers work?
While stone buriers may come in different configurations, their working principle is the same – the milling of the soil, burying the stones and other unwanted debris, and the leveling (or smoothing) of the ground.
1) Milling
In the initial milling stage, the stone burier’s rotary milling system turns and breaks down the soil’s clods (lumps of earth or clay). In this manner, the remixing of the soil’s surface layers is conducted while making the stones and other unwanted residues buried more easily identified. Plus, milling helps eliminate weeds.
2) Burying
During this phase, the mesh or sorting grid behind the milling rotor separates the stones, weeds, and other debris. Then, the burying machine places the heavy stones and other residues under a layer of lighter-tilled soil at a certain depth.
If you use a stoner burier, the soil is free from obstacles and almost ready for a specific purpose. Suppose it’s used for agricultural purposes, for example. In that case, the stone burier allows the soil to be free of stones or any other obstacles that can decrease its fertility and prevent the crops from growing properly. If it’s used for landscaping or construction, the stone burier leaves the soil free of stones and other debris and is almost ready for the layering of turf or building foundation.
3) Leveling
After burying the stones and other unwanted residues under the tilled soil, the stone burier finishes the work with leveling. During the final phase, the machine makes the ground uniform and smooth by eliminating unevenness, such as depressions or slopes, getting the soil ready for specific use.
For example, soil leveling for farming purposes helps prevent water stagnation and facilitates seeding or transplanting work.
Benefits of stone buriers on large farms
Stone buriers offer various advantages, which include the following:
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Improved soil health – Stone buriers improve the soil’s fertility by reducing or breaking up the clods, burying the stones, and tilling the soil, which allows air, moisture, and fertilizers to permeate and enables seeds to germinate and encourage proper root growth and development.
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Enhanced seedbed preparation – Combined with leveling blades, calibrated grids, and compacting rollers, stone buriers are perfect for preparing an optimal seedbed for various horticultural crops.
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Weed management – Stone buriers also effectively eliminate weeds by shredding and burying them.
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Time and labor efficiency – Stone buriers can save time and labor by eliminating manual work such as tilling or hand raking. These machines are efficient as they perform all three functions – milling, burying, and leveling – in just a single pass, saving time and labor.
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Cost savings – Stone buriers can save money by reducing the manual labor of soil tilling and removing stones and other debris.
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Environmental benefits – One of the significant benefits of stone buriers to the environment is the prevention of soil erosion. Since the effects of soil erosion go beyond the loss of arable land –, it also leads to increased pollution and sedimentation in local rivers and streams, clogged waterways, the decline of fish and other species, and land degradation. Stone buriers can help reduce soil erosion by placing stones and other debris beneath the ground’s surface, preventing them from getting washed away during heavy rains.
Farms benefiting from stone buriers
How do farms benefit from using stone buriers?
Reclaiming or converting a piece of uncultivated land to agricultural use or reviving abandoned farmland will be more successful using the latest farming equipment, such as stone buriers. When that land has not been used for a long time, it may have a lot of rocks lying there.
If the area has too many rocks, weeds, and other debris that a simple disposal can’t do or is considered impractical, the alternative solution is to bury them. This is where stone buriers serve their purpose. They break up dirt clods, bury stones, large rocks, crop residues, weeds, prunings, etc., beneath the ground’s surface, and level the ground, creating a fine tilth to create perfect seed beds for growing crops.
Here are a couple of stone buriers from Massano:
1) RSE-Plus 2600R
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Built with a working width of 340 to 580 cm and working width depth from 15 to 30 cm.
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The modular structure allows the machine to be linked with former bed shaper different accessories (realized through clients’ requests).
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For 140- to 300-HP tractors.
2) RSF 80” Tiller-Bed Shaper
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The soil carrying stones or vegetable debris strikes a vertical “comb” of spring steel tines where loose, clean soil passes through while stones, root clumps, clods, etc., are screened out, falling to the bottom of the cut to be buried by clean soil.
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Reverse reverse-rotating tiller that works soil throws dirt over the tiller’s rotor to the rear.
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80-inch width
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For 80- to 150-HP tractor
Conclusion
Stone buriers can help you transform uncultivated or previously worked land into a new area ready for crop planting. They are an ideal solution, especially for tillage in soils full of rocks, weeds, and other residues.
Thanks to their features and functions, stone buriers offer various advantages, including significant savings in time, labor, and money, enhanced seedbed preparation, and prevention against erosion.
Large farms, with their extensive acreage, face unique challenges and opportunities, and using stone buriers has emerged as a meaningful change.
If you have any questions about Massano’s stone buriers (or any other farming equipment from various brands) or want to become a dealer, you can contact Solex Corporation at 707-678-5533 or fill out this form here. Our team will be glad to help you!